Chapters (92)
- First
- Love Connection
- Zero
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- One Month Later
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Six Months Later
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-one
- Twenty-two
- Twenty-three
- Twenty-four
- Six Months Later
- Twenty-five
- Twenty-six
- Twenty-seven
- Twenty-eight
- Twenty-nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-one
- Thirty-two
- Thirty-three
- I Have Never
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-one
- Twenty-two
- A Christmas Date
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-one
- Twenty-two
- Note from the Author
- Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Also by Camilla Isley
- About the Author
“I don’t know why I’m so sad. Bad things happen every day at work. But the thought that she waited for me, that she trusted me with the most precious thing she had…” Jake shakes his head.
“Pets have a way of getting under our skin in such a powerful way… We’re going to take care of this little guy the way Sisi wanted.”
“You’re all right with keeping him?”
“Him? You’re a boy?”
“Mew.”
“Can he stay?” Jake repeats.
“Ah! Asking a woman if she wants to keep a kitten is like asking kids if they’d like more toys, or…”
“I get it, I get it. You’re okay with the kitten.” Jake’s furrow relaxes a bit, and he leans on me to pet the tiny cat.
“We should name him,” I say.
“I want to call him Lucky.”
“You want to call a black kitten Lucky?”
“Yes, because he is lucky. He’s going to be the most spoiled cat in the world.”
“That he is. Lucky, you like it?” I ask the kitten.
“Mew.”
“I’ll take that as a yes.” I scratch him again. “We need to do so many things,” I say, turning toward Jake. “We must accessorize the house for kitten needs and we need to find a vet…”
“Come here.” Jake pulls me in a side-hug. He brushes the hair away from my forehead. “I love you, you know?”
“I love you too.”
“Mew.”
“Yes, and we love you too,” I say to Lucky.
A warm fuzz spreads in my chest. The family’s expanding already, my family with Jake.
Fourteen
After You
♦♦♦
Saturday, August 5—London
The night of our first official date, Richard picks me up in a black cab. I greet him with an embarrassed peck on the lips, blushing madly as I do. I’m a shy person. I know we’ve kissed already, but this is still too new for me to be completely comfortable or relaxed around him. We get in the car and Richard gives the driver an address in Peckham.
“Where are we going?”
“Since we both love eighties movies, I thought you’d enjoy another one.”
“There’s a movie theater showing eighties movies?”
I love how I can always discover new things about London.
“Yes, it’s an open-air rooftop, actually. They’re showing The Blues Brothers tonight. You’re from Chicago, right?”
“Yes, a small town nearby. I miss Chicago sometimes and I love The Blues Brothers!”
“They also have a great rooftop bar, so we can have a casual dinner there too.”
“Sounds amazing.”